Where does “englanninvinttikoira” come from?
englanninvinttikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish vinttikoira, from Swedish vinthund, from German Windhund, from German wind, from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz — to blow.
englanninvinttikoira (Finnish): greyhound breed of dog
Definitions
- greyhound breed of dog
Ancestry of “englanninvinttikoira”, step by step
englanninvinttikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vinttikoira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vinttikoira | sighthound, gazehound |
| 2 | Swedish | vinthund | sighthound; greyhound, Afghan Hound |
| 3 | German | Windhund | sighthound, gazehound; grayhound; rake |
| 4 | German | wind | wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure |
| 5 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Finnish englanti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | englanti | English |
| 2 | Swedish | England | — |
| 3 | English | England | The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom |
| 4 | Middle English | Engelond | — |
| 5 | Old English | Engla land | land of the Angles |
| 6 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |